Monday 29 June 2015

Great Whites on Lesvos ( And in Devon! )

Great White Egret, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
We do quite well for these in Britain these days, don't we? Last year we had several visit the Seaton area. Even so, there are some very good photo-opportunities on Lesvos. This bird visited the moat at Kalloni saltpans. Along the road is an area where I saw up to 9 of these together, don't know if it has a name but it's on the way to Kalami marsh...                                                                                        
Great White Egret, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Great White Egret, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Common Tern, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Common Tern, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Also flying along the moat were Common Terns. In 2014, these were no commoner at Seaton Wetlands than GW Egrets! Wonder why we don't get more of them? Anyway, more photos please I hear you cry... 
Common Tern, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
                                                                                                                                  
Common Tern, Lesvos, April 2015 ( Copyright T D Wright )
And just to emphasise my point about GW Egrets in Devon...                                                                
GW Egret, Colyford Common, 21/08/2014 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Great White + Little Egret, Colyford Common, 21/08/2014 ( Copyright T D Wright )
Yes it's  shaky phonescoped pics. but this video clip aint bad!

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